Friday, February 23, 2007

Allamakee County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Of the 25 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 14 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 10 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Allamakee County, Iowa, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 27 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Allamakee County

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 33 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry make up 19.2 percent of the total job loss in Allamakee County, Iowa.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (33 jobs lost)
2. Building equipment contractors (31 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (21 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (16 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (15 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Allamakee County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 86 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 51.5 percent of the total growth in Allamakee County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (86 new jobs)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (21 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 new jobs)
4. Depository credit intermediation (11 new jobs)
5. Gasoline stations (10 new jobs)

Total employment has decreased by 0.6 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in the State of Iowa, which saw a gain of 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The losses felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Allamakee County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 86.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Allamakee County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Iowa, where it saw a gain of 16.5 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Allamakee County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (86.9 percent gain)
2. Automotive repair and maintenance (58.2 percent gain)
3. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (50.0 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36.1 percent gain)
5. Child day care services (30.1 percent gain)

Allamakee County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Services to buildings and dwellings industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 81 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Iowa, where the industry felt a gain of 8.6 percent. The losses in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Allamakee County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 11 percent in terms of employees in the Services to buildings and dwellings industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Services to buildings and dwellings (81 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (58.8 percent decline)
3. Building finishing contractors (48.6 percent decline)
4. Other professional and technical services (41.7 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (36.4 percent decline)





About: This report is part 2 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

 

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